2009 Scheduled Sprint Cup races: (subject to change)
Daytona 500 - 2/15, Kelly Bires
Auto Club Speedway - 2/22. David Starr
Las Vegas - 3/1, Dexter Bean
Phoenix - 4/18, Bean
Sprint Showdown - 5/16, Bean
Pocono - 6/7, Bean
New Hampshire - 6/28, Bean
Chicago - 7/11, Bean
Bristol - 8/22, withdrew
New Hampshire - 9/20
Contracts: Sponsor: ?; Driver: ?
#51 Team Past News and Rumors
(NOTE: some older links may not work)
Bean to run Juvenile Diabetes scheme at NHMS: Dexter Bean will be sporting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation on the hood of his #51 Dodge Charger for the Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Bean is a Type 1 diabetic himself and is using this as an opportunity to raise awareness and help find a cure for Diabetes.(BlackJack Racing)(9-16-2009)
Bean to attempt Bristol: UPDATE: Withdraws #51-Dexter Bean's next Sprint Cup race will be in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, on Saturday, August 22, 2009. Bean will run the #51 Dodge with LiveWire Energy Chews as the sponsor.(BlackJack Racing)(8-18-2009)
UPDATE: BlackJack Racing and Dexter Bean have decided to withdraw from the Sharpie 500 after the news of crew chief, Ryan Bergenty, breaking his ankle in three places on Tuesday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. Bergenty went to Bristol earlier than the rest of the team, on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 to take in all the racing festivities. As he hopped out of a motor coach, Bergenty's ankle rolled and he was suddenly in severe pain. Bergenty was then taken by ambulance to the Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center, where he is scheduled to have surgery this afternoon. Depending on Bergenty's progress, the next race for Bean could be the Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, on September 20, 2009.(BlackJack Racing)(8-19-2009)
- Bean looking to make second race of the year: #51-Dexter Bean's next stop is Chicagoland Speedway where he will make his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start in the LifeLock.com 400 on Saturday, July 11, 2009. Bean's last outing was at New Hampshire Motor Speedway where he did not make the race due to qualifying being rained out and the field set by owner's points. Fans can be a part of Dexter's success by visiting www.lwdex.com and purchasing LiveWire Energy Chews. With every chew purchase you will receive free flavor samples. A portion of every chew purchased goes towards the funding of BlackJack Racing.(BlackJack Racing PR)(7-8-2009)
- #51 Team to return at Phoenix: been told the #51 BlackJack Racing Dodge of Dexter Bean will return to the Sprint Cup Series at Phoenix. The team attempted the first three races of the 2009 season, failing to make any with three different drivers, Kelly Bires, David Starr and Bean. After failing to make the race at Las Vegas, BlackJack Racing moved their race operations from Mooresville, NC back to Westby, Wisconsin and has been preparing cars for Phoenix. Live Wire Energy Chews will be sponsoring the #51 Dodge and the team plans to test at the La Crosse Faigrounds Speedway in West Salem, Wisconsin.(4-8-2009)
- Starr in the #51? UPDATE: hearing that Camping World Truck Series driver, David Starr, will attempt to make the Sprint Cup race at California this week for #51 Blackjack Racing. Kelly Bires attempted to make the Daytona 500 in the car, but failed to race inot the field in the Gatorade Duel. If Starr makes the field, he will be making his Sprint Cup Series debut. Dexter Bean is scheduled to attempt the Cup race at Las Vegas in the #51.(2-16-2009)
UPDATE: Camping World Truck Series veteran David Starr heads to California looking to make his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut this weekend at the Auto Club Speedway. The Texas-native will be behind the wheel of the #51 Dodge fielded by BlackJack Racing. Starr and the team will be sponsored by Allegro Marinade in a one race sponsorship for the Auto Club 500. “I have always dreamed about driving in the Cup Series and I am very appreciative of this opportunity that the Bean family has given me,” said Starr. “This all came together rather quickly last week in Daytona and I jumped at the chance. We were also able to secure sponsorship from Allegro Marinade at the last minute. This is really cool and I hope to put on a good performance for Allegro Marinade and BlackJack Racing.” BlackJack Racing fields the #51 Dodge in the Sprint Cup Series full-time and narrowly missed making the field in the Daytona 500 last week with Kelly Bires behind the wheel. Dexter Bean will make his Sprint Cup Series debut next week in Las Vegas and will be behind the wheel for the remainder of the 2009 season. For more information anbout Allegro Marinade visit allegromarinade.com.(BlackJack Racing PR)(2-20-2009) .
- Bires to attempt Daytona 500: Kelly Bires will attempt to make his Sprint Cup debut in the Daytona 500 next month, but he probably won't be too busy after that. On a week when he wrapped up a deal for the biggest race of his life, Bires also learned that he no longer has the promise of any Nationwide Series races with JTG Daugherty Racing. Michael McDowell brought sponsorship for the first 16 races, Bires said. Bires could race in the second half of the year if the team finds money, but he also is free to pursue other opportunities. Bires will drive for #51 Blackjack Racing, a new, part-time team out of the ARCA series, at Daytona. The car is an ex-Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge that became extendable when that team merged with DEI and switched to Chevrolet's. "We could go there and run like crap, or we could go and run well and surprise a lot of people," Bires said. "Anything beyond making the show is an added bonus. If we make the race, we'll probably get more publicity out of that than I did out of a whole year and a half in the Nationwide Series." Blackjack plans a limited schedule for its regular driver, Dexter Bean, but with only one NASCAR short-track race to his credit, Bean has not been approved by NASCAR to race on a superspeedway.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)(1-21-2009)
- ARCA team to attempt Daytona: BlackJack Racing, an ARCA RE/MAX Series team from 2005-2007, plans to attempt to make the Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500. The team will use the #51 and run a Dodge. BlackJack Racing has one Nationwide Series start at Memphis Motorsports Park in 2006. BlackJack Racing will field an ARCA RE/MAX Series entry for driver Dexter Bean at Daytona next month. A formal announcement is expected within the next week. No word who will drive the car for the Daytrona 500 attrempt.(Catchfence.com)(1-17-2009)
